220g Cocoa Powder in Cups

220 grams of cocoa powder is about 2½ cups — 86g per US cup. A cocoa weight this high belongs to a batch bake or a large brownie tray, where sifting really is worth the extra minute.

220 g of cocoa powder is

about 2½ cups

2.56 US cups · 40.9 tbsp · 605 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

2½ cups+1 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon. It is about 88% of a 250 g tin of cocoa.

Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.

220g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	220g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	about 2½ cups	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	1¾ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	1 cup + 1½ tbsp	200 g
Butter	about 1 cup	227 g

See all 220g conversions on the 220 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
180 g	2 cups + 1½ tbsp	33.5 tbsp
185 g	2 cups + 2½ tbsp	34.4 tbsp
190 g	2¼ cups	35.3 tbsp
200 g	2⅓ cups	37.2 tbsp
225 g	2⅔ cups	41.9 tbsp
226 g	2⅔ cups	42 tbsp
227 g	2⅔ cups	42.2 tbsp
230 g	2⅔ cups	42.8 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 220g of cocoa powder?

220 grams of cocoa powder is about 2½ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon, worked out from 86 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of cocoa powder?

One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 grams, one tablespoon about 5.38 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.79 grams.

How do I measure 220g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon. Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.

Is it better to weigh cocoa powder or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cocoa powder is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate